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I recently watched inside out 2 and absolutely loved it. I liked how Riley learnt to sit with her emotions, rather than trying to get rid of the unpleasant ones. Life is hard sometimes and it's impossible to experience joy all the time. There is a place for unpleasant emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, disgust, embarrassment, etc.
There's a funny says, "emotions are like toddlers - you can't let them drive, and you can't stick them in the boot." Basically, you can't act out on every emotion throwing tantrums whenever things don't go your way. You also can't squash your emotions down and try to ignore them.
Healthy ways to process unpleasant emotions:
Keep a journal
Talk to someone
Try to express them creatively through music or art
Identify the emotion then visualise letting it go
There's a funny says, "emotions are like toddlers - you can't let them drive, and you can't stick them in the boot." Basically, you can't act out on every emotion throwing tantrums whenever things don't go your way. You also can't squash your emotions down and try to ignore them.
Healthy ways to process unpleasant emotions:
Keep a journal
Talk to someone
Try to express them creatively through music or art
Identify the emotion then visualise letting it go
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Brene Brown is a world renown author and podcaster. In her short video on blame, she explains that blame is a response to anger and pain. She said we would rather blame ourselves that it be no one's fault as it gives us a sense of control. I am definitely guilty of this. The next time you are tempted to blame someone, aim for accountability instead. You might find you get a different response.
Consider this example: your sister kept you up late last night while she and her friends talked and laughed in the room next door.
Blame would say - it's your fault I'm tired and didn't do well on my test today.
Accountability would say - hey, my feelings were hurt when you kept me up late last night, even though you knew I had a test today.
Consider this example: your sister kept you up late last night while she and her friends talked and laughed in the room next door.
Blame would say - it's your fault I'm tired and didn't do well on my test today.
Accountability would say - hey, my feelings were hurt when you kept me up late last night, even though you knew I had a test today.
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Spring cleaning your wardrobe can be a daunting exercise, but one that is very satisfying if you can persevere to the end. Here are our tips to getting the job done. Some people suggest that you pull everything out at the start, but that can be very overwhelming. It's also really inconvenient if you don't have enough time to finish the job. Good luck.
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